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Does the implementation of a procedural checklist reduce medical errors in minimally invasive cardiac surgery?
Does the implementation of a procedural checklist reduce medical errors in minimally invasive cardiac surgery?
Applying aviation-style checklists to minimally invasive cardiac surgery may help prevent communication failures and errors of omission.
May inform local checklist development after adverse events; leaves open efficacy for error reduction in minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
We describe an adverse event during minimally invasive cardiac surgery that resulted in a multi-disciplinary review of intra-operative errors and the creation of a procedural checklist. This checklist aims to prevent errors of omission and communication failures that result in increased morbidity and mortality. We discuss the application of the aviation - led "threats and errors model" to medical practice and the role of checklists and other strategies aimed at reducing medical errors.
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